- Take Our Word for It - http://www.takeourword.com/
- Weekly etymology magazine.
- The Word Detective - http://www.word-detective.com/
- Words and language in a humorous vein. The online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. Written by Evan Morris.
- MooT - http://www.mootgame.com/
- The game of grammar, semantics, and etymology. Play online the game that investigates the history and meaning of English words.
- Focusing on Words - http://www.wordfocus.com/
- An advanced Latin-Greek-English vocabulary source of etymologies with thematic units of roots, prefixes, and suffixes, and vocabulary quizzes.
- Etymologically Speaking - http://www.westegg.com/etymology/
- A list of some curious word origins.
- Nautical Expressions in the Vernacular - http://www.io.com/gibbonsb/words.words.words.html
- Myriad expressions in everyday English have nautical origins. This web page lists expressions and definitions mentioned by listswains, members of the Patrick O'Brian Mailing List, also known as the Gunroom.
- New Words In English - http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ling215/newwords/index.html
- Neologisms and novel uses of words in English collected by members of the class Linguistics/English 215, Words in English: Structure, History and Use, taught by Suzanne Kemmer at Rice University.
- Oxford English Dictionary - http://oed.com/cgi/display/wotd
- Presents a word a day complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart.
- Etymology - http://members.tripod.com/~itsmagic/etymolgy.html
- Taiwan Teacher - http://www.geocities.com/athens/delphi/1979/trivia.html
- A new word or phrase posted every week giving you the meaning, origin and an example of the usage of the word or phrase.
- Roots of English - http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/roots.html
- An etymological dictionary you can download by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton Hall University.
- Word Origins - http://www.thewritersplace.com/writestuff/origins.htm
- This regularly updated page, provided by The Writer's Place, focuses on a word and its spelling, pronunciation, and derivation.
- Pandora's Word Box - http://pandorawordbox.com/
- Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to classical etymology.
- American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org/
- A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.
- Etymologic - http://www.etymologic.com/
- The brain-twisting etymology game.
- Word and Phrase Origins - http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48468
- Directory. Part of the Internet Public Library. Describes books and web sites that might be helpful. Offers a hint on how to use an ordinary search engine when looking for etymology.
- Words with Heathen Origins in the Scriptures - http://www.innvista.com/culture/religion/bible/compare/heathen.htm
- An etymological study of numerous words used in churches and Scriptures that have their origin in pagan religions.
- Exploring English Words - http://www.wordexplorations.info
- Exploring English words that are derived from Latin and Greek sources with etymologies and vocabulary activities.
- Word Spy - http://www.wordspy.com/
- Collection of recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent Renaissance, and older words that are now being used in new ways.
- Altaic Etymology - http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/startq.cgi?flags=eygtnnl&root=config&basename=%5cdata%5calt%5caltet
- Online database version of the Altaic Etymological Dictionary by S. Starostin, A. Dybo and O. Mudrak.
- A Comparative Dictionary of Indo-Aryan Languages - http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/soas/
- Online version of the indexes of R.L. Turner's 1962-1985 dictionary from the Digital Dictionaries of South Asia.
- Word Sources - http://www.wordsources.info/
- Includes a searchable database of Latin and Greek roots and affixes, a free newsletter, and links to other sites.
- Businessballs.com - Etymology of Clichés, Expressions and Words Etymology - http://www.businessballs.com/clichesorigins.htm
- English language terms and expressions.
- European Sayings & Idiomatic Expressions - http://sayings.jacomac.de/
- Dedicated to gathering sayings and idioms and their translation/explanation from all over Europe. User contributions welcome.
- Dave Wilton's Etymology Page - http://www.wordorigins.org/
- Devoted to etymology of common words and slang phrases.
- Online Etymology Dictionary - http://www.etymonline.com/
- History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms.
- Sayings and Everyday Expressions - http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayindex.htm
- Your online source for the sayings and expressions you use everyday. Search for their meaning, history and origin, find sayings, expressions, phrases, quotations, cliches, unusual words, and wordplay.
- The Phrase Finder - http://www.phrases.org.uk/
- The meanings and origins of thousands of English phrases and sayings. Also includes a discussion forum to ask a panel questions on the meaning and origin of phrases.
- World Wide Words - http://www.worldwidewords.org/
- Michael Quinion writes about International English from a British viewpoint. Hundreds of pages on the history, origins, evolution and idiosyncrasies of English, with features on new words and words in the news.
- Word Origins and Meanings of Economic Terms - http://www.louisville.edu/~bmhawo01/econpage/meanings.html
- Click on a word and go right to a brief discussion of its origin.
- English Language Roots: The Meanings of Word Prefixes, Suffixes and Syllables - http://www.prefixsuffix.com
- Reference chart for Greek, Latin, and other roots of the English language. Understanding such roots can help guessing the meaning of words and creating neologisms or brand names.
- Word Quests for Word Seekers - http://www.wordquests.info
- Searchable dictionary of word origins, organized in cross-referenced thematic lists by Latin and/or Greek roots. English entries are also defined.
- Richard Lederer's Verbivore - http://www.verbivore.com/
- Linguistic fun from, Richard Lederer, the best-selling author of The Word Circus and the new Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay, a helpful guide for grappling with vexing grammar questions.
- What's The Meaning of This? - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/meanings.htm
- The origins of quirky English words and phrases like "In like Flynn" and "blackmail."
- languagehat.com - http://www.languagehat.com/
- Erudite blog on word origins and definitions, with dozens of links to dictionaries, commentaries, linguistic reference sites, and personal favorites of the author.
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